September 7, 2016

Lunch Special

Master Li asked a
student, “How was lunch?” The student said “Very good.” The master told a
priest “Get rid of the cook. He is useless.” The priest asked why the cook was
useless if he made good meals. Master Li responded, “I don’t want lazy students
coming here to eat good meals. I want serious students who don’t mind putting
up with long hours and bad food!”

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It has been said that the Dao is not the Dao...of course not...it is merely a name of convenience that we use, just as we have invented names for everything else...but no matter what it could be called, it is the source of all.

To say that something is beautiful implies that something else is not beautiful...there is long and short, light and dark...but one should not surmise that one is better than another, for each has their specific purpose.

The origin of the Dao is shrouded in mystery. No one can say for sure. You can't know the unknowable. Don't even try. Let go of fruitless quests and revel in the beauty of now.

Roshi Hogan Says...

To describe the Dao, one word too many, a million words too few

I asked the boy beneath the pines; he said the master's gone alone. Walking somewhere on the mountain; cloud-hidden, whereabouts unknown Blow out the candle and make friends with the darkness

We do not insist our way is the only way, or the best way, merely that it is our way

Good enough is not good enough unless it is good enough.

Wisdom does not float in with the morning tide.

Let the trade winds that blow through your life be that of the Dao

In a world filled with treachery and darkness, the Dao remains the shining light of goodness and truth

Roshi Hogan Biography

When Roshi Hogan was young, there was who the neighbors called "a strange old man" who lived across the alley from him. This 'strange old man' was a former student of a Dao master in China. Becoming friends, Roshi Hogan had the wonderful opportunity to learn about the Tao from him. Such was the beginning of his practice. Roshi Hogan now passes these ancient teachings on to you. He has also had the honor of lecturing nationally, as well as internationally. Roshi Hogan is also an acclaimed artist who has exhibited at many group showings and has held solo exhibitions as well. He also enjoys writing poetry and essays and has had many articles published. His latest endeavor is digital art and photography.